Pawleys Island in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

R.F.W. Allston Causeway

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, January 14, 2010

1. R.F.W. Allston Causeway Marker

Inscription. This causeway was built between January 1845 and November 1846 by Robert Francis Withers Allston, who owned a summer residence on Pawleys Island. Known as Governor Allston's bank, it connected the island to the mainland. Allston was a large property and slave owner in the area, and was governor of South Carolina 1856-58. The causeway and contiguous property remained in the Allston family until 1901.

Erected 1994 by Pawleys Island Civic Association. (Marker Number 22-38.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 33° 25.435′ N, 79° 7.556′ W. Marker is on Pawleys Island, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and South Causeway Road (South Carolina Highway 22-266), on the right when traveling north on Myrtle Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pawleys Island SC 29585, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand,

in the Pee Dee,

and on Waccamaw Neck.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: R. F. W. Allston House (approx. ¼ mile away); Pawleys Island House of Worship (approx. 0.3 miles away); P. C. J. Weston House / Pelican Inn (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); Ward House (approx. 0.4 miles away); All Saints Summer Parsonage/The Rectory (approx. 0.4 miles away); All Saints Academy Summer House (approx. half a mile away); Nesbit / Norburn House (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Blyth Allston House (Pawley House) (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawleys Island.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, January 14, 2010

2. R.F.W. Allston Causeway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,513 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.